[Two-stage orchidopexy--an alternative to orchiectomy in cryptorchidism].
Treatment of high undescended testes is a serious surgical problem.


OBJECTIVE
To analyze the two-stage orchidopexy performed and the early results obtained.


METHODS
Of 625 orchidopexy in 40 (6,4%) instances a two-stage orchidopexy was done for a 10 years period (1994-2003). The second operation is performed within 2 years after the first one. Scrotal fixation of the testis is achieved by Gross procedure.


RESULTS
The final success rate is 83,3%, satisfactory results in 13,9% cases and failure in 2,8%. We always prefer for this reason the two-stage orchidopexy as an alternative to orchiectomy.
Ionkov
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Chatalbashev
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D012611:Scrotum / Q000601:surgery; D013737:Testis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome